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meeting with the fema team here, the various agencies that are in charge, including the department of defense, department of energy and others that are going to need to respond very quickly. under craig fugate's leadership here at fema, we've had a chance to talk to the region al officials as well, and i had talks with governors of various states as well as other leaders. everyone is confident that the staging process, the pre-positioning of equipment that will be needed to respond to the storm are in place. but as craig has emphasized, this hasn't hit landfall yet, so we don't yet know where it's going to hit, where we're going to see the biggest impacts, and that's exactly why it's so important for us to respond big and respond fast as local information starts coming in. i want to thank all the members of the team for the outstanding work that they're doing, but the other thing that makes this storm unique is we anticipate it will be slow moving. that means that it may take a long time not only to clear but also to get, for example, the power companies back in to clear trees and put things
meeting with the fema team here, the various agencies that are in charge, including the department of defense, department of energy and others that are going to need to respond very quickly. under craig fugate's leadership here at fema, we've had a chance to talk to the region al officials as well, and i had talks with governors of various states as well as other leaders. everyone is confident that the staging process, the pre-positioning of equipment that will be needed to respond to the storm...
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for the first time, we have multiple federal duhac commanders authorized by the secretary of defense before the event and in each state, when federal troops come in, they will work on the national guard commander, the dual hat, all this happened post-katrina to try to make government more effective. don? >> if you were wounding what good could come out of katrina, that's one thing, at least one thing more prepared so people don't have to lose their lives and they can get where they should be well before the storm makes it ashore. >> a lot of preparedness have happened. people have understood, you got to use all the assets inside the city inside the state, turning schools into shelters. turning buildings, available buildings into shelter, using local transportation and see this thing up in new york, they are using their assets, dual missioning their state and city employees to take care and focus on the people, 'cause the number one thing politicians will be judged on is that they focus on taking care of the people. >> yeah. you mentioned new york city. let's talk about new york state
for the first time, we have multiple federal duhac commanders authorized by the secretary of defense before the event and in each state, when federal troops come in, they will work on the national guard commander, the dual hat, all this happened post-katrina to try to make government more effective. don? >> if you were wounding what good could come out of katrina, that's one thing, at least one thing more prepared so people don't have to lose their lives and they can get where they should...
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around multiple states all at the same time, and although we've got coast guard and the department of defense all positioned, if the public is not following instructions, that makes it more dangerous for people and it means that we could have fatalities that could have been avoided. transportation is going to be tied up for a long time, and probably the most significant impact for a lot of people in addition to flooding is going to be getting power back on. we anticipate that there are going to be a lot of trees down, a lot of water, and despite the fact that the power companies are working very closely with their various state officials and local officials to make sure that they are bringing in as many assets as possible in getting those ready in preparation for the storm, the fact is that a lot of these emergency crews are not going to be able to get into position to start restoring power until some of these winds have died down and because of the nature of the storm that may make -- that may take several days, so the public should anticipate that there's going to be a lot of power outages
around multiple states all at the same time, and although we've got coast guard and the department of defense all positioned, if the public is not following instructions, that makes it more dangerous for people and it means that we could have fatalities that could have been avoided. transportation is going to be tied up for a long time, and probably the most significant impact for a lot of people in addition to flooding is going to be getting power back on. we anticipate that there are going to...
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this is a wide, barreling, lumbering, defensive lineman where that was a sprinter with a smaller body and a faster wind speed. this big storm is now making wind speeds of 81 miles per hour out near martha's vineyard, 76 in long island sound. and making landfall literally hundreds of miles from there. a typical storm would only have the core of the energy, a core of the maximum winds very close to the eye. that's the biggest trouble with this is that the widespread damage -- typically if something happens in new jersey to the power lines, they'll call vermont and say, send your power company down here to get our lines back up and we'll come up to your state when you need the help. that's the problem. there are going to be 14 states with hundreds of thousands of power lines down. the mutual aid is going to be tough to come by in this area. they're going farther and farther away to get the mutual aid. the problem is it takes longer and longer for those bucket trucks to get there. i believe this storm will come onshore somewhere between cape may, wildwood, atlantic city. the eye is not re
this is a wide, barreling, lumbering, defensive lineman where that was a sprinter with a smaller body and a faster wind speed. this big storm is now making wind speeds of 81 miles per hour out near martha's vineyard, 76 in long island sound. and making landfall literally hundreds of miles from there. a typical storm would only have the core of the energy, a core of the maximum winds very close to the eye. that's the biggest trouble with this is that the widespread damage -- typically if...
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they don't want any information about identities out, something if the department of defense rules they're going to stand by so, they're not letting us talk to any of the survivors at this point. >> okay. i'm just looking at this video. this is obviously compelling stuff. turning my head here to sort of understand how far down they would have been, you know, rescuing some of these i guess swimmers, some of them off of this boat. so still two missing. hopefully we'll have that interview shortly. >> reporter: absolutely. we're working on it right now. one thing that i want to point out, all the people who were on that boat, they all had on survival suits. they all had on what you see there, those orange jump suits. and they had strobes with them. so when these rescuers came in, that's what they were looking for, looking for the strobes, looking for these orange jump suits, but dealing with rough winds, rough waves, it was a difficult situation, brooke. but again -- >> incredible. incredible. george howell, thank you so much for jumping on the phone. we'll look for the sound from that coast g
they don't want any information about identities out, something if the department of defense rules they're going to stand by so, they're not letting us talk to any of the survivors at this point. >> okay. i'm just looking at this video. this is obviously compelling stuff. turning my head here to sort of understand how far down they would have been, you know, rescuing some of these i guess swimmers, some of them off of this boat. so still two missing. hopefully we'll have that interview...
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the secretary of defense had said that would be devastating. he says it is unwise. we certainly saw that in the end ozzie -- in benghazi. what is happening in the extremist movements in the middle east, it is spreading and not receding. we do face, as americans, endangers all over the world. we have to have a military where the young men and women who are willing to risk their lives for us, each of them in uniform have the equipment and technology they need to be able to do their job. that is what we would ensure with mitt romney because he is not going to cut our military. [applause] the president has promised he will raise taxes. he just said that. he said he wants to raise it on millions of small businesses. the experts have said that will result in about 700,000 jobs being lost. jobs we cannot afford to lose. mitt romney has an alternative, which makes a lot of sense. he has said let's do tax reform, simplified the tax code and create more jobs. he did what ronald reagan did. the experts have looked at that and they have said that will create 7 million new jobs.
the secretary of defense had said that would be devastating. he says it is unwise. we certainly saw that in the end ozzie -- in benghazi. what is happening in the extremist movements in the middle east, it is spreading and not receding. we do face, as americans, endangers all over the world. we have to have a military where the young men and women who are willing to risk their lives for us, each of them in uniform have the equipment and technology they need to be able to do their job. that is...
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the head of homeland defense and security. the head of fema, there's been a lot of conference calls every single day on emergency response. ray lahood has been coordinating the response on the transportation system, but fema is coordinating the overall response. i'm sure that there will be requests for infrastructure, for people. it is a disaster beyond belief. and there has to be a commission to look at ways we can try and prevent this in the future. one of the problems in new york is a lot of the infrastructure was in the basement of buildings. for example the hospitals, they had their m.r.i.'s, these huge electrical systems. and othercies testimonies in the basement. it's all destroyed with the saltwater. i was touring n.y.u. medical yesterday, and the smell, the stench just from a few days was almost unbelievable. the combination of this type of electric communication systems rotting. everywhere you see on the lower east side, the pumps are working, trying to push water out. some of our larger institutions do have generato
the head of homeland defense and security. the head of fema, there's been a lot of conference calls every single day on emergency response. ray lahood has been coordinating the response on the transportation system, but fema is coordinating the overall response. i'm sure that there will be requests for infrastructure, for people. it is a disaster beyond belief. and there has to be a commission to look at ways we can try and prevent this in the future. one of the problems in new york is a lot of...
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recently the national resources defense council ranked two of delaware speech as among the best in the country two years in a row. -- delaware's beaches as among the best in the country two years in a row. >> can we keep them here to study the environment? >> my daughter is a student at the university of pennsylvania, she is very interested in these issues herself. i think delaware is a tremendous place. we have beautiful places, a wonderful environment. i think a great environment is a real bonus. people thought that was anti jos jobs, anti-economic development. businesses want to be here. >> let me gets jeff craig get in here. >> one of the pollutants here is sulfur. and i think what we have done is actually waved the requirements to put that manufacturing in the coastal zone. they did it under some crazy theory that this was green energy. i would say, let us follow governmengovernor petersons lea. >> next student question. >> and student brings us to education issues. >> hello. , a graduate student. my question regards capital funding of chart >> schools. the receiver $1,000 less pe
recently the national resources defense council ranked two of delaware speech as among the best in the country two years in a row. -- delaware's beaches as among the best in the country two years in a row. >> can we keep them here to study the environment? >> my daughter is a student at the university of pennsylvania, she is very interested in these issues herself. i think delaware is a tremendous place. we have beautiful places, a wonderful environment. i think a great environment...
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meeting with the fema team here, the various agencies that are in charge, including the department of defense, department of energy, and those that are going to need to respond very quickly. under craig fewgate's leadership at fema, we've had a chance to talk to the regional officials as well and i just had a phone call with the governors of potentially impacted states as well as some of the major cities in the region. at this stage, everybody is confident that the staging process, the prepositioning of presource, commodities, equipment that are going to be needed to respond to the storm are in place, but as craig has emphasized, this hasn't hit landfall yet, so we don't yet know where it's going to hit, where we're going to see the biggest impacts, and that's exactly why it's so important for us to respond big and respond fast as local information starts coming in. i want to thank hall the members of the team -- all the members of the team for the outstanding work they're doing but the other thing that makes this storm unique, we anticipate it is going to be slow moving. that means that it m
meeting with the fema team here, the various agencies that are in charge, including the department of defense, department of energy, and those that are going to need to respond very quickly. under craig fewgate's leadership at fema, we've had a chance to talk to the regional officials as well and i just had a phone call with the governors of potentially impacted states as well as some of the major cities in the region. at this stage, everybody is confident that the staging process, the...
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i checked every single day and this morning again with the defense department, how many have lost? i have been in and out of iraq and afghanistan 20 times. there refer to someone killed in action as a fallen agent. -- fallen angel. there have been 6,502 fallen angels. 5054 wounded. thousands of them require care for the rest of their lives. understand one thing -- barack and i believe as i believe you do that we only have one sacred obligation as americans -- to equip those we sent to war and care for them and their families when they come home. the believe as i think you do, the american people are so much better stronger and takes a muchi have never seen two candis for the highest office of the land be more negative about the state of our country, about america's prospects for the future. more negative about the willingness of the american people to take responsibility for their own lives. congressman ryan writes about the culture of dependency. i did not recognize the country they are talking about. that is not the country i live in. i am here to tell you, we are better position
i checked every single day and this morning again with the defense department, how many have lost? i have been in and out of iraq and afghanistan 20 times. there refer to someone killed in action as a fallen agent. -- fallen angel. there have been 6,502 fallen angels. 5054 wounded. thousands of them require care for the rest of their lives. understand one thing -- barack and i believe as i believe you do that we only have one sacred obligation as americans -- to equip those we sent to war and...
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to work -- >> it takes $716 billion out of medicare to afford it. >> the question is last week the defense of marriage act was struck down by the courts. do you believe marriage is only between a man and a woman? >> i believe two people having a career and partner to do that together rkts having someone to be standing by your times in tough times and good tismse. if two people want to commit god bless them it should be marriage. >> what i would say is i don't want to prevent two loving individuals from having a life together. one reason i supported legislation that would allow part ners to be on health benefits. and i believe civil unions should be acceptable so they should have these rights. but this is between a man and woman. i believe two people that want to make that commitment it should be marriage. that's why the human rights campaign gave me their endorsement >> do you think it's a moderate district? >> it is a moderate district. i think it's more fiscally conservative and socially moderate. . >> i know the majority of my district supports marriage quality and employment non-discri
to work -- >> it takes $716 billion out of medicare to afford it. >> the question is last week the defense of marriage act was struck down by the courts. do you believe marriage is only between a man and a woman? >> i believe two people having a career and partner to do that together rkts having someone to be standing by your times in tough times and good tismse. if two people want to commit god bless them it should be marriage. >> what i would say is i don't want to...
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i checked every single day and this morning again with the defense department, how many have lost? i have been in and out of iraq and afghanistan 20 times. there refer to someone killed in action as a fallen agent. -- fallen angel. there have been 6,502 fallen angels. thousands of them require care for the rest of their lives. understand one thing -- barack and i believe as i believe you do that we only have one sacred obligation as americans -- to equip those we sent to war and care for them and their families when they come home. the believe as i think you do, the american people are so much better stronger and takes a much more responsibility than these guys give them credit for. i have never seen two candidates for the highest office of the land be more negative about the state of our country, about america's prospects for the future. more negative about the willingness of the american people to take responsibility for their own lives. congressman ryan writes about the culture of dependency. i did not recognize the country they are talking about. that is not the country i live
i checked every single day and this morning again with the defense department, how many have lost? i have been in and out of iraq and afghanistan 20 times. there refer to someone killed in action as a fallen agent. -- fallen angel. there have been 6,502 fallen angels. thousands of them require care for the rest of their lives. understand one thing -- barack and i believe as i believe you do that we only have one sacred obligation as americans -- to equip those we sent to war and care for them...
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the secretary of defense had said that would be devastating. he says it is unwise. we certainly saw that in the benghazi, didn't we? what is happening in the extremist movements in the middle east, it is spreading and not receding. we do face, as americans, endangers all over the world. we have to have a military where the young men and women who are willing to risk their lives for us, each of them in uniform have the equipment and technology they need to be able to do their job. that is what we would ensure with mitt romney because he is not going to cut our military. [applause] the president has promised he will raise taxes. he just said that. he said he wants to raise it on millions of small businesses. the experts have said that will result in about 700,000 jobs being lost. jobs we cannot afford to lose. mitt romney has an alternative, which makes a lot of sense. he has said let's do tax reform, simplified the tax code and create more jobs. he did what ronald reagan did. the experts have looked at that and they have said that will create 7 million new jobs. let'
the secretary of defense had said that would be devastating. he says it is unwise. we certainly saw that in the benghazi, didn't we? what is happening in the extremist movements in the middle east, it is spreading and not receding. we do face, as americans, endangers all over the world. we have to have a military where the young men and women who are willing to risk their lives for us, each of them in uniform have the equipment and technology they need to be able to do their job. that is what...
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new start treaty, which every single solitary republican national security adviser and director of defense was for. he was against it. he said he never would have supported it. all of a sudden i found out that his new best buddy is russia. "we can work with russia. we can be very close with russia." i mean -- [laughter] [applause] he went from harshly criticizing us for saying that we will, and we will turn over full responsibility of the afghan military at the end of 2014 and come home, he went from saying that we should never have set a timetable, that he would not do that. i had a debate as well, with ryan. [applause] i and my debate with ryan, he was talking about having more troops and americans in there, we should not have set the date. along comes mitt romney. i generation came on the wings of a snow white dove, preaching love. i tell you what, man. it was amazing to me. i want to ask, as i asked congressman ryan, when i asked if he would leave, a guarantee, leave by 2014, he said that it depends. folks, in case you have not noticed, everything with mitt romney and paul ryan depends
new start treaty, which every single solitary republican national security adviser and director of defense was for. he was against it. he said he never would have supported it. all of a sudden i found out that his new best buddy is russia. "we can work with russia. we can be very close with russia." i mean -- [laughter] [applause] he went from harshly criticizing us for saying that we will, and we will turn over full responsibility of the afghan military at the end of 2014 and come...
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not i'm president, i will cut our commitment to national defense. a strong america is the best ally pea's has ever known and i am keeping strong -- peace has ever known and i am keeping strong. i've watched as our campaign has gathered the strength of the movement. it is not only the size of the crowds. this is an extraordinary crowd tonight. it's also the depth of our shared vision. it has made me strive more to be worthy of your support, to campaign as i would govern, to speak for the aspirations of all americans. i learned as governor of massachusetts the best achievements are shared achievements. i learned to respect and good will go a long way and are usually returned in kind. that is how i conduct myself as president. i will bring people together, doing big things for the common good. i will not just represent one party. i will represent one nation. >> u.s.a.! u.s.a.! u.s.a.! as you know, throughout this campaign, president obama has tried to convince you these last four years have been a success. he is floating a plan for the next four years.
not i'm president, i will cut our commitment to national defense. a strong america is the best ally pea's has ever known and i am keeping strong -- peace has ever known and i am keeping strong. i've watched as our campaign has gathered the strength of the movement. it is not only the size of the crowds. this is an extraordinary crowd tonight. it's also the depth of our shared vision. it has made me strive more to be worthy of your support, to campaign as i would govern, to speak for the...
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for an area like yuma that relies on the defense industry, it would be devastating. we have to make sure we look at that issue. with the health care plan, that means fewer jobs, not more. that is what we have to look at. the uncertainty on taxes and the certainty of regulation. >> let's move on to our next question that comes from michelle. >> access to healthcare in rural arizona can be difficult. many problems include a lack of health care providers, state and federal funding cuts, access, and the loss of facilities when patients cannot pay, there is further financial loss to the institution. our local hospital lost $40 million this year alone from unpaid treatments that contributed to the layoffs of 135 employees. do you have a plan to help improve the health services available to patients in rural arizona? >> i grew up in snowflake. i know the issues. i know the difficulty my parents had at times to find doctors willing to treat them on medicare. that is going to become exacerbated as we go forward with the president's health care plan as well. let me take anothe
for an area like yuma that relies on the defense industry, it would be devastating. we have to make sure we look at that issue. with the health care plan, that means fewer jobs, not more. that is what we have to look at. the uncertainty on taxes and the certainty of regulation. >> let's move on to our next question that comes from michelle. >> access to healthcare in rural arizona can be difficult. many problems include a lack of health care providers, state and federal funding...
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>> defense, my question in defense is and the sequestration i would never have gone along with, i felt congress just was not doing their job by performing committee but when defense cuts, yes, look at it, but my question is not how much can we cut from defense. i want to continue how much we need to defend this country. but let's talk about another department, department of energy. started in the carter administration in the 1970's to get us, the main purpose was to get us off of foreign oil. here we are billions upon billions of dollars later and we are no closer than when we started. last year alone the department of energy spent over $90 billion on green energy boondoggles. stop and think. if you have a department designed to get us off of foreign oil and decades later it has not done its job, would you believe that there's been over a trillion dollars spent by the department of energy since it was started, but we got to look at all of those. all of the above. >> mr. casey? >> vernon, just a quick rebuttal on earlier points and i'll answer your question. number one, when tom smith w
>> defense, my question in defense is and the sequestration i would never have gone along with, i felt congress just was not doing their job by performing committee but when defense cuts, yes, look at it, but my question is not how much can we cut from defense. i want to continue how much we need to defend this country. but let's talk about another department, department of energy. started in the carter administration in the 1970's to get us, the main purpose was to get us off of foreign...
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>> it is on defense spending. a lot of republicans say that you cannot cut military spending. i will do everything i can to be vigilant against the war with radical islam, but we don't need these bases throughout europe. we are not fighting the cold war anymore. we should trim down the bases we have in europe and bring home the young men and women. use that money to fund medicare. >> colleen has the next question. >> he said that you sign legislation to ban abortion without exception. what is your opinion on cases like rape and? >> -- incest? >> i do support the life of the mother and this is an issue that is a very divisive issue, and this is an issue where people are very passionate on both sides. and i respect that. i am pro-life but i understand that people have different positions. but there are areas of common ground. one of the areas where we can work together, is on the better loss for adoption. -- better laws for adoption. we should encourage adoption in the united states of america with federal laws here in the state capital. and taxpayer funding of abortion -- our t
>> it is on defense spending. a lot of republicans say that you cannot cut military spending. i will do everything i can to be vigilant against the war with radical islam, but we don't need these bases throughout europe. we are not fighting the cold war anymore. we should trim down the bases we have in europe and bring home the young men and women. use that money to fund medicare. >> colleen has the next question. >> he said that you sign legislation to ban abortion without...
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and devastate our national defense. this is not the time to double down on trickle down government policies that have failed us. it's time for new bold changes that measure up to the moment and that can bring america's families the certainty that the future will be better than the past. [applause] if paul ryan and i are elected as your president and vice president, we will endeavor with all our hearts and energy to restore america. instead of more spening, more borrowing from china, higher taxes from washington, we'll renew our faith in the power of free people, pursuing their dreams. we'll start our plan for a stronger middle class that has five elements. you've heard me talk about them before. one, we're going to act to put america on track to a balanced budget but eliminating unnecessary programs, by sending perhaps back to states so they can be managed with less abuse an less cost and by shrinking the bureaucracy in washington. [applause] number two, we'll produce more of the energy we need to heat our homes, fill o
and devastate our national defense. this is not the time to double down on trickle down government policies that have failed us. it's time for new bold changes that measure up to the moment and that can bring america's families the certainty that the future will be better than the past. [applause] if paul ryan and i are elected as your president and vice president, we will endeavor with all our hearts and energy to restore america. instead of more spening, more borrowing from china, higher...
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they cut $500 billion from defense. they want to cut an additional $500 billion from defense. you can't do that. that will put us at risk. if you want to america at risk carry through with sequestration. >> moderator: quick followup. tester: i agree. we have to get together and get solved. a lot of stuff is total nonstarter. democrats have to work with republicans and republicans have work with democrats to make this happen. >> moderator: did you have a question? >> okay. >> next question. okay. another big topic. this political season is lobbying. i have a question for both candidates about lobbying. we start can senator tester. you defeated conrad burns who was tied to one of the most known lobbyist of all time. there ads that claim you received most money from lobbyist. how do you explain that? rehberg: tester: i come -- back in washington, d.c. and that's the bottom line. one of the reasons the first bill that i helped cosponsor and get push across the line in 2007. the biggest lobby reform since watergate. it's important for the country. transparency is good. the state of
they cut $500 billion from defense. they want to cut an additional $500 billion from defense. you can't do that. that will put us at risk. if you want to america at risk carry through with sequestration. >> moderator: quick followup. tester: i agree. we have to get together and get solved. a lot of stuff is total nonstarter. democrats have to work with republicans and republicans have work with democrats to make this happen. >> moderator: did you have a question? >> okay....
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would provide air and missile defense. geographical combatant commanders provide logistical support for all geographical combatant commanders. we provide signal communication support to all geographical combatant commanders. these are key critical missions that people tend not to think about as we go forward. so it's important that you understand that. we provide key -- for aviation and information operations civil affairs military police wmd defense capabilities, corps of engineers who are pretty busy today and doing many other things. we have critical components and military space program. for example we are responsible for everything from the satellite on down to the ground station in providing communications based on space-based elements. a lot of people don't know that. that's the army's responsibility. as we look ahead obviously cyberis one of the more importantly is we have to have to remember as we go forward. and and as i look at cyberthere are couple of things. to have national level cyberand operational attack c
would provide air and missile defense. geographical combatant commanders provide logistical support for all geographical combatant commanders. we provide signal communication support to all geographical combatant commanders. these are key critical missions that people tend not to think about as we go forward. so it's important that you understand that. we provide key -- for aviation and information operations civil affairs military police wmd defense capabilities, corps of engineers who are...
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you lower the deficit if you do not cut defense spending? >> moderator: senator hatch. hatch: keep in mind national security and defense is one of the few things that the constitution gives to the federal government to do. the problem is we've got the federal government doing everything and usurping the rights of the states. well, i'm for cutting every agency of government where there's fraud, waste, abuse or programs that really shouldn't be sustained, and that would include the defense department. but let me tell you something, the defense department isn't the problem in spending. it's really quite down from what it was at other times. but the fact of the matter is that if we, if we go to the sequestration that i think the president is taking us towards, it could be dramatically cut to where we could really hamper and hurt this country. i don't want to see that happen. but there are so many programs out there that deserve to be cut. i'd say defense can't be immune from that either. >> moderator: mr. howell? howell: well, you know, i think
you lower the deficit if you do not cut defense spending? >> moderator: senator hatch. hatch: keep in mind national security and defense is one of the few things that the constitution gives to the federal government to do. the problem is we've got the federal government doing everything and usurping the rights of the states. well, i'm for cutting every agency of government where there's fraud, waste, abuse or programs that really shouldn't be sustained, and that would include the defense...
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but what is their defense of the ad been up until now? have they had any defense? >> well, i think that their defense of the ad is that well, they don't technically say that the production is moving. they did say they're going to produce jeeps in china. and so they did i think alter the claim somewhat based on the criticism that romney got from his stump when he started mentioning -- but i don't think it really holds up because the implication from anyone who is watching is clear that they're going to move this production from the united states to china. they're relying on sort of the literal interpretation of the ad which is hey we said that jeeps will be made in china. >> bill: exactly. i think the fact checkers caught them at it too. we're talking with judd legum editor in chief of think progress. as we tell you often, think progress, one of the main sources of information and just good information on -- that we depend on here on the "full court press." and you can follow their work at think progress -- thinkprogress.org. so judd, for all practical purposes, hur
but what is their defense of the ad been up until now? have they had any defense? >> well, i think that their defense of the ad is that well, they don't technically say that the production is moving. they did say they're going to produce jeeps in china. and so they did i think alter the claim somewhat based on the criticism that romney got from his stump when he started mentioning -- but i don't think it really holds up because the implication from anyone who is watching is clear that...
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. >> but you have to play defense, too, and you have to play it quickly. you have to respond quickly. >> cenk: that's what i'm talking about though. >> right now, barack obama and even you have said it. we've talked about off and on the air before. that you're surprised how well and how quickly they're defending. yesterday as soon as this jeep ad came back on the air obama and the campaign -- last week came right back out there and responded. >> cenk: i'm not blaming for that. i think they did a good job of responding. one side constantly plays offense. they sucker punch you in the kidneys. the other guy doesn't do it, it is an uneven field. my point michael look, on a microlevel, you're right. this very to fight back. play defense and then play offense with the truth. not lie. >> we saved g.m. we saved chrysler. the two biggest turnarounds ever. we're running against you, mr. romney. are you a turnaround expert and you are saying that these turnarounds were garbage so that is their offense. they've been saying it. >> cenk: i know. if one side has the weap
. >> but you have to play defense, too, and you have to play it quickly. you have to respond quickly. >> cenk: that's what i'm talking about though. >> right now, barack obama and even you have said it. we've talked about off and on the air before. that you're surprised how well and how quickly they're defending. yesterday as soon as this jeep ad came back on the air obama and the campaign -- last week came right back out there and responded. >> cenk: i'm not blaming for...
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. >> but you have to play defense too, and you have to play it quickly. you have to respond quickly. >> cenk: that's what i'm talking about though. >> right now, barack obama and even you have said it. we've talked about off and on the air before. that you're surprised how well and how quickly they're defending. yesterday as soon as this jeep ad came back on the air obama and the campaign -- last week came right back out there and responded. >> cenk: i'm not blaming for that. i think they did a good job of responding. one side constantly plays offense. they sucker punch you in the kidneys. the other guy doesn't do it, it is an uneven field. my point michael look, on a microlevel, you're right. this very to fight back. play defense and then play offense with the truth. not lie. >> we saved g.m. we saved chrysler. the two biggest turnarounds ever. we're running against you mr. romney. are you a turnaround expert and you are saying that these turnarounds were garbage so that is their offense. they've been saying it. >> cenk: i know. if one side has the weapo
. >> but you have to play defense too, and you have to play it quickly. you have to respond quickly. >> cenk: that's what i'm talking about though. >> right now, barack obama and even you have said it. we've talked about off and on the air before. that you're surprised how well and how quickly they're defending. yesterday as soon as this jeep ad came back on the air obama and the campaign -- last week came right back out there and responded. >> cenk: i'm not blaming for...
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and secretary of defense saying no, sir? that doesn't make sense to me. it's easy for the president of the united states to come forward and tell the american people here is my execute order because there is no such thing as the military going off and doing something without that execution order so i'd like to see the execution order. >> would the president have a case to say look this is an emergency situation? things are developing now. i want to you speak to your general in the theater and have him make a judgment whether or not this is a wise, smart to do anything point? >> president reagan used to give those orders all the time. up to you guys. do what you think is best. that would be fine. he'd say sir do i have permission to enter libyan space? president says yes. done. general hamm had a detachment of 130 marines assigned to him and had all kinds of aircraft. they could have been there within two hours, they would have been more than willing to go. general hamm had assets. he told i congressman he was never given an execute order to enter libya. t
and secretary of defense saying no, sir? that doesn't make sense to me. it's easy for the president of the united states to come forward and tell the american people here is my execute order because there is no such thing as the military going off and doing something without that execution order so i'd like to see the execution order. >> would the president have a case to say look this is an emergency situation? things are developing now. i want to you speak to your general in the theater...
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and secretary of defense saying no, sir? that doesn't make sense to me. it's easy for the president of the united states to come forward and tell the american people here is my execute order because there is no such thing as the military going off and doing something without that execution order so i'd like to see the execution order. >> would the president have a case to say look this is an emergency situation? things are developing now. i want to you speak to your general in the theater and have him make a judgment whether or not this is a wise, smart to do anything point? >> president reagan used to give those orders all the time. up to you guys. do what you think is best. that would be fine. he'd say sir do i have permission to enter libyan space? president says yes. done. general hamm had a detachment of 130 marines assigned to him and had all kinds of aircraft. they could have been there within two hours, they would have been more than willing to go. general hamm had assets. he told i congressman he was never given an execute order to enter libya. t
and secretary of defense saying no, sir? that doesn't make sense to me. it's easy for the president of the united states to come forward and tell the american people here is my execute order because there is no such thing as the military going off and doing something without that execution order so i'd like to see the execution order. >> would the president have a case to say look this is an emergency situation? things are developing now. i want to you speak to your general in the theater...
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romney is on offense and obama is on defense in the final week. >> eric: obama on defense, he went to new hampshire and only got four electoral votes in new hampshire. he went up there to grab four. is that desperation or protection? >> it's protection. look, this race is going to be very close. everybody recognizes that. could come down to a few votes, a few states. i want to comment on what is going on with the weather. this actually has political implications. first of all, the public is going to be focused on the storm the next three or four days. it will take the focus off the election. it will be harder for the candidates to get their messages out. also, obama has the lead in virginia, 4-point lead. he's ahead in ohio. and to the extent that this -- the weather conditions in those states take the attention away from the election tmay freeze things in place. i think obama is going to win both virginia and ohio, i think it will be very, very close. i think this election's going to go doub to the wire. i suspect you will see both candidates as they readjust their schedule because o
romney is on offense and obama is on defense in the final week. >> eric: obama on defense, he went to new hampshire and only got four electoral votes in new hampshire. he went up there to grab four. is that desperation or protection? >> it's protection. look, this race is going to be very close. everybody recognizes that. could come down to a few votes, a few states. i want to comment on what is going on with the weather. this actually has political implications. first of all, the...
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. >> the president is also playing defense with his itinerary in the final stretch. three stops in wisconsin, a state he wanted to lock down long ago. plus two stops in iowa and six cities in ohio. where he hopes victories will provide a midwestern firewall. the president may be less optimistic in the south where he is making only one visit each to florida and virginia, and has no plans to visit north carolina. >> we have never had north carolina for a year. out of the republican column. sure enough, that is where it will be on tuesday. >> this week, the president campaign also started pouring money to democratic-leaning states. michigan, minnesota, pennsylvania. note that commander-in-chief jacket was only slipped on after all the president's storm work. new york city city mayor michael bloomberg hard hit by the storm happened to pick today to endorse the president. bret? >> bret: ed henry live in las vegas. thank you. now to our continuing investigation in the libya scandal. there is new evidence tonight that september's terror attack on the u.s. mission in libya t
. >> the president is also playing defense with his itinerary in the final stretch. three stops in wisconsin, a state he wanted to lock down long ago. plus two stops in iowa and six cities in ohio. where he hopes victories will provide a midwestern firewall. the president may be less optimistic in the south where he is making only one visit each to florida and virginia, and has no plans to visit north carolina. >> we have never had north carolina for a year. out of the republican...
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senator portman as another member of the armed services committee what do you make of secretary of defense panetta who says look in terms of the criticism that we didn't send in more troops that you don't put more troops in harm's way when you don't have intelligence on the ground as to what they are getting into. >> i am a member of the armed services committee and i appreciate what mark udall said about not politicizing this. this is about a huge international security issue you that affects all of us and there was a shocking breakdown operationally not to have the security there in the first place and then not to respond to these guys in their pleas for help for seven hours during a fire fight is unbelievable and now we are hearing that the president of the united states based on his own words issued a directive saying that he wanted to be sure those people on the ground were safe and getting what they needed. it didn't happen. this means either that the president's order was not followed. which would be a breakdown in terms of the white house procedure. or, it means the order wasn't is
senator portman as another member of the armed services committee what do you make of secretary of defense panetta who says look in terms of the criticism that we didn't send in more troops that you don't put more troops in harm's way when you don't have intelligence on the ground as to what they are getting into. >> i am a member of the armed services committee and i appreciate what mark udall said about not politicizing this. this is about a huge international security issue you that...
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it will trigger massive cuts in defense. we will talk to congressman john garamendi about that, next. the kind of vehicle to move not just people... but an industry forward? are we there yet? are we really? [ male announcer ] are we there yet? we are, for now. introducing the all-new seven passenger gl. motor trend's 2013 sport utility of the year. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. for their "destination wedding." double miles you can "actually" use. but with those single mile travel cards... [ bridesmaid ] blacked out... but i'm a bridesmaid. oh! "x" marks the spot she'll never sit. but i bought a dress! a toast... ...to the capital one venture card. fly any airline, any flight, anytime. double miles you can actually use. what a coincidence? what's in your wallet? [ all screaming ] watch the elbows ladies. [ all screaming ] so i test... a lot. do you test with this? freestyle lite test strips? i don't see... beep! wow! that didn't ta much blood. yeah, and the unique zipwik tab targets the blood and pulls it in. so easy. y
it will trigger massive cuts in defense. we will talk to congressman john garamendi about that, next. the kind of vehicle to move not just people... but an industry forward? are we there yet? are we really? [ male announcer ] are we there yet? we are, for now. introducing the all-new seven passenger gl. motor trend's 2013 sport utility of the year. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. for their "destination wedding." double miles you can "actually" use. but with those single...
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gallon-trucks have been brought in, set up at five spots around new york city by the department of defense, giving away free gas. it is first for first responders, but they say they won't turn anyone away. we will be back later today. janet napolitano will be on hand later with governor chris christie at 3:15. >> even 50 miles away from the storm, you can't find an open gas station. it's quite a scene here. >> reporter: nope. >> thank you. >> back to politics now, one of the latest indications of how close this presidential election is. a brand-new poll? one battleground state hoeing a virtual dead heat. as political watchers believe it might be out of reach for governor romney. we will take a closer look at who could ultimately decide who wins the state of pennsylvania. we will get a report from the ground there. who can forget these images? americans taking hostages in iran 33 years ago today, capturing the world's attention. one of the captives shares his story with us, ahead. [ thunder crashes ] [ female announcer ] some people like to pretend a flood could never happen to them. and th
gallon-trucks have been brought in, set up at five spots around new york city by the department of defense, giving away free gas. it is first for first responders, but they say they won't turn anyone away. we will be back later today. janet napolitano will be on hand later with governor chris christie at 3:15. >> even 50 miles away from the storm, you can't find an open gas station. it's quite a scene here. >> reporter: nope. >> thank you. >> back to politics now, one of...
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defense spending is up 13%. >> that's the biggest, right there, defense spending was the highest chunk of this entire thing. also farm spending. we had those big droughts this summer. so all of this federal drought aid went to farmers out there. that looks like, you know, looks like things are growing but it's actually just as a way of buffering against what the droughts that they had to deal with. >> so john from the "new york post" came out with with article that said what mitt romney did in ames, iowa on thursday was possibly the most significant speech that he has given since the republic national convention because he zeroed in on the economy made people there a troubled economy is not the only thing i inherited. he also inherited the greatest nation in the history of the earth. what he inherited wasn't the only problem. what he did with what he inherited made the problem worse. in just four short years he borrowed $6 trillion nearly. adding almost as much debt held by the public as all prior american presidents combined. he forced through obama care, frightening small business fr
defense spending is up 13%. >> that's the biggest, right there, defense spending was the highest chunk of this entire thing. also farm spending. we had those big droughts this summer. so all of this federal drought aid went to farmers out there. that looks like, you know, looks like things are growing but it's actually just as a way of buffering against what the droughts that they had to deal with. >> so john from the "new york post" came out with with article that said...
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self-defense or all out assault? gene hackman slap add homeless man. the man reportedly was being aggressive with the 82-year-old actor when he insulted his -- then he insulted his wife. the man called police and said hackman beat him up, but he wasn't visibly hurt. cops say hackman acted in self-defense and did not arrest him. >> steve: we've got an amazing animal rescue in the middle of hurricane sandy. it happened in new jersey. a beach goer spotted that deer stuck in the ocean, couldn't get back onto beach such as it was because of a barrier of rocks. the guy still went out to the water and helped him out. actually a lot of deer down there. >> gretchen: there is still more questions than answers about the benghazi, libya terrorist attack. it comes as we've learned that a tunisian man suspected was identified during the assault. now more. katherine hedge has been leading the charge. good morning to you. >> good morning. we are learning new information about the tunisian national who was arrested in turkey and being held by tunisian authorities in co
self-defense or all out assault? gene hackman slap add homeless man. the man reportedly was being aggressive with the 82-year-old actor when he insulted his -- then he insulted his wife. the man called police and said hackman beat him up, but he wasn't visibly hurt. cops say hackman acted in self-defense and did not arrest him. >> steve: we've got an amazing animal rescue in the middle of hurricane sandy. it happened in new jersey. a beach goer spotted that deer stuck in the ocean,...
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i am standing on the last line of defense. this is the doon. you can see the water and waves are huge. they sound huge and they are crashing like i have never heard before. but the water is coming up close to my feet and 20 feet in front of me is a boardwalk that lays between the boardwalk and places to eat. if the water comes up much better businesses will be in trouble. the wind is strengthening no one is around in delaware. people are hunkered down. schools are closed and businesses closed. mandatory closure by state order by 6:00. there is no reason for anyone to be on the road. our hotel has power right now. we have not had a chance to survey more damage because it is dark out. they are calling in reenforcement from louisiana and alabama and red cross is urging people to do while they are power and phone signal, down load the red cross app. if things get hairy, just go on and use the red cross app and you can see what kind of emergency resources that you have in your area. back to you. >> peter doocy live with us in delaware. >> brian: loo
i am standing on the last line of defense. this is the doon. you can see the water and waves are huge. they sound huge and they are crashing like i have never heard before. but the water is coming up close to my feet and 20 feet in front of me is a boardwalk that lays between the boardwalk and places to eat. if the water comes up much better businesses will be in trouble. the wind is strengthening no one is around in delaware. people are hunkered down. schools are closed and businesses closed....
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joining us now is senior fellow at advanced defense studies, tony schaeffer. great to have you in the studio with us. >> thank you for having me. >> alisyn: let's rewind the tape a little bit what the guys on the ground testified to the house oversight committee. that they had asked before the attack happened. they knew that targeted attacks on westerners were increasing. >> right. >> alisyn: a bigger team of 12 more security guards to come to libya. >> right. >> alisyn: do you think had they gotten those 12 more in benghazi or tripoli that this attack on september 11th wouldn't have happened? >> the fabric would have been completely different. i'm not trying to brag about this. the number of individuals on the ground could have taken on 150, had you had those additional resources, we're talking about essentially an eight-hour fire fight that could have been mitigated greatly from the beginning if you had better force. these guys, the two over there, talked about the the fact the cia device had to scramble to go over-- >> they were doing on their own. >> viola
joining us now is senior fellow at advanced defense studies, tony schaeffer. great to have you in the studio with us. >> thank you for having me. >> alisyn: let's rewind the tape a little bit what the guys on the ground testified to the house oversight committee. that they had asked before the attack happened. they knew that targeted attacks on westerners were increasing. >> right. >> alisyn: a bigger team of 12 more security guards to come to libya. >> right....
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the president gave an order that was disobeyed by the secretary of defense to provide support in benghazi or he didn't. i think people want answers before this election on that. so that's what is going to determine the outcome. >> do you have questions of any pro ported coverup. i want to focus on the military apparent pail yofailure or alle failure for desperate pleas coming out of benghazi with the talk of c 130 gun ships and whether we should have used fighter jets to intervene is a lot of talk from generals and others with no combat experience about what we could have or should have done to rescue our people in libya. joining me from washington is the man i trust absolutely to tell us realistically about what was possible. he is the retired four star who served as our vice chief of staff general jack keen joins us. general keen thank you for being here. i have been covering wars for 40 years i have never ever heard of a military force responding internationally to stop an action in progress in the time frame represented here and yet it seems that cable news and other media outlets are
the president gave an order that was disobeyed by the secretary of defense to provide support in benghazi or he didn't. i think people want answers before this election on that. so that's what is going to determine the outcome. >> do you have questions of any pro ported coverup. i want to focus on the military apparent pail yofailure or alle failure for desperate pleas coming out of benghazi with the talk of c 130 gun ships and whether we should have used fighter jets to intervene is a...